Regents US History and Government 2

Question 1

The Progressive Era (approximately 1890–1920) was primarily characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Government reforms targeting problems created by industrialization and corruption

Answer

The Progressive Era was defined by government-led reforms to address monopolies, corruption, unsafe labor conditions, and other social problems caused by rapid industrialization.

Question 2

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was designed primarily to accomplish which goal?

Accepted Answer

Break up monopolies and restore economic competition

Answer

The Sherman Antitrust Act targeted trusts and monopolies that eliminated competition and exploited consumers, giving the federal government authority to break them up.

Question 3

Which combination of factors most directly led the United States to enter World War I in 1917?

Accepted Answer

Unrestricted German submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram

Answer

Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare sinking American ships and the Zimmermann Telegram proposing a German-Mexican alliance against the US pushed Congress to declare war.

Question 4

What was the primary cause of the Great Depression that began in 1929?

Accepted Answer

The stock market crash that triggered bank failures and economic collapse

Answer

The stock market crash of October 1929 wiped out investors, triggered bank failures, and collapsed consumer spending, launching the Great Depression.

Question 5

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs were intended to achieve which primary goals?

Accepted Answer

Provide relief to the unemployed, stimulate recovery, and reform the financial system

Answer

Roosevelt's New Deal addressed the Depression with three R's: Relief for the unemployed, Recovery of the economy, and Reform to prevent future crises.

Regents Practice Test

Regents Practice Test

Regents US History and Government 2